Two men are currently in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency after being nabbed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos over 252 wraps of cocaine weighing 4.3kgs.



The NDLEA put the street value of the drugs at about N39m.

According to NDLEA spokesperson, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, the suspects – 54-year-old Chinweuba Echezona, who is a driver and 44-year-old Ekwueme Louis, a trader – had ingested some of the drugs and concealed part of it in their luggage.

Ofoyeju said:

“The suspects were caught during the screening of passengers on an Emirates flight from Dubai. The NDLEA commander at the airport, Ahmed Garba, said that both suspects are under investigation.

Echezona packed 103 wraps of cocaine in his waist and ingested 69 wraps weighing 2.745kgs while Louis concealed 75 wraps in his luggage and ingested five wraps.”

Garba said the suspects are currently being grilled over the unlawful importation.

Ofoyeju said:

Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were promised N500,000 each to smuggle the drugs from Dubai to Nigeria. Their trip was fully sponsored by an unidentified drug trafficking organisation.

However, efforts are ongoing to trace and arrest their sponsors. Martins is married with five children while Louis is married with three children.”

Echezona told officials of the agency in his statement:

“I am a driver but I have been out of job for a while now. I have been searching for job and my condition was so bad that I could not feed and discharge my responsibilities as a husband to my wife and father to my children. This was the reason I went into drug trafficking. I did it in order to survive the economic hardship.”

Louis also attributed his involvement in drug trafficking to poverty.

“I used to sell jewellery but I have lost everything including my shop due to family problem. I feel ashamed that I cannot take care of my family and pay the school fees of my children,” he said.

NDLEA Chairman, Muhammad Abdallah, has ordered a speedy investigation of their cases.

He said:

“Let me assure members of the public that the NDLEA has taken measures to fortify the exit points in the country. Drug traffickers will find it difficult to break through our security barriers.”

“The ultimate objective is to have a society that is free from illicit drug production, trafficking and abuse. This arrest is being investigated and we hope to trace other persons linked to the crime.”


http://www.newshelm.com/2016/04/photo-driver-and-trader-he-carried.html

chai

God forgive and deliver me from this nairaland inflicted disease/madness.



I just checked their names!

Not surprised at all, same crime, same ppl, same lame excuses.

The Isrealites are at it again
Abeg make I go queue for fuel jere

Don't blame the guys. All the govt jobs available on merit have been seized by the hausas. So niggahs has to take their destinies into their own hands to survive. Go and check,his northern mates are inside nnpc,nimasa,bpe etc fleecing the nation.

Don't hate the player,hate the game.

So they import drugs from dubai again?

this is the third case this week, all imported from dubai.

Hmm...clears my throat... As the president of Name checkers association, Lagos regional headquarters,

I will like to say I am not disappointed, na dem dem

World association of names checkers
Please my fellow brothers
We are not approving any name again
Wetin
Our papers don full
Next please

Endtime swallowing

Sectarians over to yhu
#proudly Igbo

Omo people are damn desperate

one day for d hustle, another day 4 d hustler

Hardworking Jews and drugs.

eyeview:
Don't blame the guys. All the govt jobs available on merit have been seized by the hausas. So niggahs has to take their destinies into their own hands to survive. Go and check,his northern mates are inside nnpc,nimasa,bpe etc fleecing the nation.

Don't hate the player,hate the game.

Why aren't all broke people trafficking drugs?

ohhh boy! The hustle is real mheeennnn...

54-year-old Chinweuba Echezona, who is a driver and 44-year-old Ekwueme Louis


I no talk anything sha

Caseless:
God forgive and deliver me from this nairaland inflicted disease/madness.
I just checked their names!

Mr too
we are infected
dear God

eyeview:
Don't blame the guys. All the govt jobs available on merit have been seized by the hausas. So niggahs has to take their destinies into their own hands to survive. Go and check,his northern mates are inside nnpc,nimasa,bpe etc fleecing the nation.

Don't hate the player,hate the game.

Crime can never be rationalized because if a thief dispossess you of your phone. l am very certain you will not say "Don't hate the player,hate the game".

We the
World association of names checkers
Togo branch
Please send us 5 cartons of A4 papers

This people don finished our papers

bright007:
Hmm...clears my throat... As the president of Name checkers association, Lagos regional headquarters,

I will like to say I am not disappointed, na dem dem

Na name too I come check

Caseless:
God forgive and deliver me from this nairaland inflicted disease/madness.



I just checked their names!

seunny4lif:

We the
World association of names checkers
Togo branch
Please send us 5 cartons of A4 papers

This people don finished our papers

LWTMB....laugh wan tear my belle

seriously... don't you think, its high time all prominent members of this association come together and recognize this hardworking people from isreal for making this association relevant?

Fulani herdsmen are on rampage and all some southern youths here are doing is instigating tribal bigotry. I swear una useless.

We are serious Ma

Dem don use the papers finished

bright007:

LWTMB....laugh wan tear my belle

which kind curse is this upon the lost tribe of Israel?

na hunger

eyeview:
Don't blame the guys. All the govt jobs available on merit have been seized by the hausas. So niggahs has to take their destinies into their own hands to survive. Go and check,his northern mates are inside nnpc,nimasa,bpe etc fleecing the nation.

Don't hate the player,hate the game.

Bro abeg which state in Nigeria do u live? Their northern mates plenty for lag wey dey do gate man, sell fruits, even some dey sell Burantashi. A niggha in US no go rob, with excuse sey na oyinbo plenty for White house.

I just joined D name checkers association too and since I joined, I have not been dissapointed.... next pls!!